Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41546, Peter Fricker, Continental (Penn) & Indian Wars

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Penn)
Fricker, Peter
S. 41546
8 Indian Wars.
CONTENTS

12,786
Pennsylvania
Peter Tricker
Reading in the state of Pennsylvania who was a private Company of Dragons in the regiment commanded by Colonel Capt. Van Heest of the United States Army for the term of One Year
Subscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 27 th of April 1818 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd of July 1819 and sent to James Diemer Esq. Judge
Reading Pennsylvania
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 10 mo. \frac{4}{30} + \frac{4}{31} - 82:9 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept. 1819 - 48: -
$130:9
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Notification sent to Samuel Lewis Esq. 17 Oct. 1819.
Reading Pennsylvania

Peter Tricker private in Capt Vanhearn's troop Soldier
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Further Affidavit, letter Service of the Plaintiff Amended, John C.
Gen Heister
H of Reps -
Reading Pa

Pennsylvania Berks County ss. }
On the twenty seventh day of April A.D. 1818. Before me James Devin Esquire one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Berks personally appeared Peter Fricker of the Borough of Reading County of Berks, who upon his solemn oath according to Law, did depose & say that he did in the year 1782, enlist as a private soldier in Captain Vanhous's Company of Dragoons in the Service of the United States, during the War. That he served in said Company about sixteen months, until the year A.D. 1783 & that (he) obtained an Honorable discharge which he had for many years but is now lost. And that he has not received any Pension under the Laws of the United States. but by reason of his reduced circumstances, stands in need of Assistance from his Country. Given & subscribed the day and year aforesaid Peter Fricker
Subscribed before me Jas. Devin Esq. Berks County ss. Pennsylvania ss.
On the 27th - day of April A.D. 1818 Before me James Devin Esquire, one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County personally came David Hot of the Borough of Reading County aforesaid, who upon his solemn oath according to Law, did depose & say that he as is well acquainted with Peter Fricker, named in the above affidavit upwards of forty years, and that he enlisted in the year 1782 in Captain Vanhous's Company as a private soldier, in the Service of the United States; and that he remained in said Service until the year 1783. And that this deponent also enlisted in Captain Vanhous's Company and served as a Trumpeter and that he was present when the said Peter Fricker was discharged at Ulster County in the State of New York. And that the said Peter Fricker is

in reduced Circumstances, in life and hands in need of assistance from his Country for support
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year above and known
David his X Hoop Mark
Jas. Dimmer Perjm Berk County ss.
I James Dimmer Esquire One of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks aforesaid, do hereby certify that from the evidence produced it appears to my satisfaction that the said Peter Trucken served in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy as appears by the Affidavits hereto annexed In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & caused the seal of the said Court to be affixed this twenty fourth day of April A.D. 1818.
Jas. Dimmer

Berks County Pa.
On the 18 th day of January A D 1819 Before me the subscriber One of the justices Justices of the peace in and for said County personally appeared George Uncle of the Borough of Reading aged upwards of forty years and who being sworn of the Borough of Reading aforesaid aged upwards who upon their solemn oath testifyeth testifies that of twenty years that they are well acquainted with the within named Peter Freiter and that they were also personally with him in the Revolutionary War with great Britain that he was enlisted in a Company of Dragoons Command- ed by Captain Vanheer that they saw him frequently in said Company that from the time of his enlistment and his return to the Borough of Reading was upwards of one year to the best of their knowledge and belief that he is in indigent Circumstances and stands in great need of the assistance of his Country for support Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid Believe me Wm Schoener George Merkel J. Samuel Gideon
I William Shorr one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Berks, do hereby certify that I am and have been for a long time well acquainted with the above named George Merle and John Goodman that they are men of Veracity in all things whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal this 18th day of January 18 th Feb 1869.
I John Addams Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania. Hereby Certify that William Schoener whose name is subscribed the above affidavit, was at the time of signing the same still is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned & authorized, that to all acts done by him in that Capacity, full faith & Credit are due and ought to be given. Witness my hand this 18th Day of Jan y A D 1819 Jno Addams Protho.

Peter Stricker
Reading Books City
Cap
12785 2 July 1819

District of Pennsylvania ss
On the ninth day of August A.D. 1820 personally appeared in Open Court of Common Pleas holden in the borough of Reading County of Berks, being a court of record proceeding according to the course of the Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a record of its proceedings. Peter Fricker aged 65 Years & Six Months Resides in the borough of Reading in the County of Berks in said District, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress, of the 18th day of March A.D. 1818, and the first day of May 1820 That he served in the Revolutionary War, in the Company commanded by Captain Vanhearn of the Light Horse in the line of the State of Pennsylvania and has obtained a pension under the Act of the 18th day of March 1818, and the first day of May 1820 his Pension certificate being Number 12786
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by Gift Sale or in any manner dispose of my property or any part thereof with an intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
Peter Fricker

Schedule of the property of Peter Fricker I have no property of any description whatever I have no family farm by Occupation Cannons Current I have lost two fingers of each of my hands I am entirely unfit to do any kind of work I can not support My self without the assistance of My Country or some private or public charity Sworn & subscribed in open Court Peter Fricker This 9th day of August A.D. 1820 Jn Adams Prothon.
I John Adams prothonotary of the County of Berks in said district do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto unseal, are truly copied from the record of said Court and I do further certify that the Court being fully satisfied with the above Schedule In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said court on this 9th day of August 1820
Jn Adams Prothon.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
September 22, 1924
Mrs. S. J. Holcomb Gunnison Bolivar County, Miss.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.41546 , it appears that Peter Fricker enlisted at Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, in the spring of 1781 or 1782 and served sixteen months as a private in Captain Von Heer's Company of Dragoons.
He enlisted in 1789 and served three years in Captain Ferguson's Company, was in General Harmer's Indian Wars and General St. Clair's battle with the Indians where he was defeated.
In 1794 he enlisted and served three years in Captain Eaton's Company under General Wayne.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 27, 1818, while a resident of Reading, Pennsylvania.
In August 1820 he stated that he was 55 years and 6 months of age. He stated that he had no family in 1826. He died December 26, 1827.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner

1924 Sept 22 Sent to J. J. Holcomb mes
41546
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 41546
Peter Wickes
His Rev Mrs
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: —Vol. 8, Page 119
[Arrangement of 1870.]

To Mr James E Calhoun Secretary of War at the City of Washington D.C.

Reading State of Pennsylvania August 12 th 1823
Dear Friend This inform you that Daniel Udree a Member of Berck County and William Findly Members of Congress and Senate that my United States Pension was granted to me Now Sir one Henry Niter James Hayton Ignus O'Neil Peter Crawford their Pension be Stopt the one a Hessian the other has by Sons the other a Deserter with his Horse in 1782 the other got in by James Hayton all by False Writings by Samuel Levan he wrote a Special Petition to Congress for Christian Miller Peter Feline and Others I Never could Not Draw my State Pension you wrote to John Ridmyer the Overseer of the Poor & was Swindle out of 20 Dollars by it of my State Pension the County is Rich for to pay for my Board Now Sir if you Please to write me a Answer I have got your Certificat and Mr. Edwards I was Soldier in the United States Service 7 years and Half under George Washington Generals Harmar St Clair and Wayne if you Please to write to me if Not I will send a Petition the Next Session to Congress the Next Session so I Remain your Affectioned Friend Peter Finner

Hon. W. Adams, H.R.
Rec d 20 Jan: 1826.

Declaration in order to be restored to the Pension List under the Act of first March 1823.
Pennsylvania Berk County ss
On this twelfth day of January A.D. 1826. personally appeared in Open Court of Common Pleas of the County of Berks, being a Court of record for the said County by the laws of the State) Peter Fricker resident in the said County aged about sixty one years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress of the 18. March 1818. and the 1 st of May 1820. that he the said Peter Fricker enlisted for the term of the duration of the War in the Spring of the year 1781. at Reading in the State of Pennsylvania in a Troop of Horse commanded by Capt. Vanare on the Continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said Troop until the Army was disbanded in 1783. in the neighbourhood of Newburg in the State of New York, when he was discharged from service; - that his name has been placed on the pension list and dropped therefrom.
And in pursuance of the Act of the 1 st of May 1820. I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18. day of March 1818. and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to so diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of

Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed on the 18. day of March 1818. and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities or contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. { signed, Peter Fricker. Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 12. day of January 1826. Before, John Addams Proth.
- Schedule of Peter Fricker's property. -
I have no property of any kind whatever my necessary clothing excepted. I receive a pension granted by a Special Act of the Legislature of Penna. for my revolutionary services, of forty dollars p. Annum, which is paid to Jacob Goodman in trust for my use. I am a Farmer & Carrier by trade, but am unable to maintain myself by that occupation, by reason of a severe wound on my left hand inflicted by an Indian after the attack on the Schuylkill Towns in 1790. - and by a wound in my right hand occasioned by the cut of a flesher in the Fairmount Yard. I have no family. I am a tenant of the Poor House of Berks County. My clothing is furnished by my trustee out of my pension from the State of Penna. and my board and lodging by the directors of the poor at the expense of the County of Berks. { signed, Peter Fricker Sworn to in Open Court this 12. day of January 1826. Before. John Addams Proth.

I John Addams Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Peter Tricker did serve in the revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration, against the Common Enemy, for the term of nine months under one engagement, on the Continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oaths and schedule are truly copied from the records of the said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the said Peter Tricker has no other property or income than that exhibited in the aforesaid schedule - to wit his necessary clothing and a pension of forty dollars per annum from the State of Pennsylvania.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Reading this twelfth day of January A.D. 1826. -
J. Addams Proth.

May 25 th 1840
Will
Mr John C Calhoun
Secretary of War
in the City
Washington
Nov. 1824
Edmund

Reading Novem 12 th 1824 Penn s lvane
Dear Friend I must inform you that General Adroe inform you that my United State Pension was granted in 1823 I wrote to you Sir Decem r 1823 and Mr Edward wrote me a Answer that it was not granted I must inform that I will send a Petition Signed by the first characters in the County that I could not draw my State Pension that Frederick Heller Engr Drew till 1821 when I petitioned to the Legislator and the Put in Jacob Goodman in her Place I Sued Heller this November court before the Orphan court with the Legislator Bound him upon Oath that he would pay it out in Clothing and Dye d and he swore False and in 5 years he wronged me out of 89 Dollars and 96 Cent s I was Soldier after the Revolution 6 years 3 years I Served under Captain Ferguson kept to Burn the Chillico 1790 Indian Towns under General Harmar under Captain Eaton 3 years the Georgia of St Mary at Colrain 1794 against the Creeks & Cherokees Peter Felix Andrew Tom on Christian Miller all in Reading I draw their United States Pension Again I am the Only that is to find my Days to find my Days in the Poor House that the almost have Finished for Berks County

I shall send Mr. Edwards Letter to Congress this Sep r to General Moore for Mr. Heller is a great a cheat as is in Berks County he will not stand by his oath Before Jesus Christ at the Day of Resurrection Please Sir send a Answer if I can draw my United State Pension in Philadelphia I shall not send a Petition this Session I have yours and Mr. Edwards Certificate Printed for Mr. Heller work it with the Overseers of the Poor that they got 20 Dollar for Board of my State Pension for for I have be Retained by the County this 14 year for I Lost 3 Fingers of my Left Hand in the United States Service Jacob Goodman is Honest and Upwright Citizen No more for this Time So I Remain your Affectioned Friend Peter Fricker

Wed 20 Ap l
Free
Mr James
Secy of
has in the
of Washington
Mr. [unclear]

April 20, 1822 Reading State of Pennsylvania Sir I must inform you that Samuel Levan had a petition to the Legislature this Winter at Harrisburg for one Crawford he got the State Pension be Deserted him and His Brother Deserted in the year 1782 with both Their Horses and from the Troop and never came to us till peace and will try to get a United States Pension for him He got one Angus Oneut a United State Pension this Winter one Clayton Swora for him a Pensioner he came to me for one Solomon Weiser a first Cousin of mine I said I could not take a Cath for him I did not see him in Army I am certain that he was Resolabines One Weiser he made him a Soldier in his Schedule 1776 he was Heissman was Taken Prisoner with Cornwallis 1500 Laid here in Reading at the Conclusion of the war they had their choice to be sold for Servants for 3 years their Prince would not pay Rations or to Enlist for During the war the most was sold for Servants and some Wealthy Citizen and Robert Mondy a State Pensioner and United States Pensioner I Doubt if he has his State Pension in his Schedule because he draws it himself and Levan has his

Certificates he give 4 Dollar every of March and 4th Septm he has several more of their certificates and makes them Believe That he Only was Authorised from the Secretary of War to Draw their Pensions that wrote their Schedule & took my certificates from him Out of Malice he wrote again That is only 15 Dollars in the year Difference if I Paid for my Bills or the Overseen of the Poor Seven is in Reading Goal Every 3 Months is mean a Character as one in Reading
So I Remain your Friend Peter Freche

Free
Calhoun
the Eminent
Secretary of War in Mr. Monroe's Administration
May 22nd July 1825
See Sept July 1822

Pennsylvania Reading June 21 1822 Sir I Received your letter of the 20th inst that I did not know my pension due to the that I was sick at the time was appointed to my Pension by the Legislature of Pennsylvania to draw my Pension but I did not in the year 1817 that he was to make a bill in what means he said the Government to the Superior which he did not know what was for him and his two sons left a sum in Court on account of one half of it. I heard of the Legislature this Winter the first time and was appointed Jacob Goodman at my request in his stead Sir of Scranton. I received a notice that I should lose my Pension if I did not for that I am sorry for the loss of the first thing to be done is to go to work the 1st of the month before the 1st of a for anything else I can inform you of many that I have been there since them selves with the House of Representatives free. They have a lot by a House of of some kind and that Mr. Glasmeyer has put lot in making a lot of money each have all of them Henry is a lot of money and Mr. Wilson that was getting back money all of them

James Winton has 4 sons. Peter (grandson) * I received in the year 1782 here and was fighting with Battle River Forces which I was in when High Valley qualified the State of Pennsylvania pays about 20,000 Dollars I know half to Midian Robert Monday is a Pensioner for I enlisted under Captain Ferguson in the year 1784 Burnt the Cherokee Town in with General Marmar was in that Memorable Battle with General Marmar in short I was Soldier in the United States 7 years & half I was Richard my son, was 8 years I did not get that then 60 Dollars must be put in my Profile where I was cheated out of one half Write to me if I can draw United States Pension again so I
Remain your Friend Peter Fricker

Berks County ss Pennsylvania
On the 16th day of July A d one Thousand eight hundred and twenty two before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks Came Peter Fricker of the Borough of Reading in said County an Old Soldier who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his solemn Oath depose & say that he is a pensioner of the United States, and that he is also pensioned of the State of Pennsylvania at the rate of forty dollars per year payable semiannually at Harrisburgh. That a certain Frederick Hoeller Esq r was appointed his trustee by the Legislators to receive the said Forty dollars as the same became due. & further says that a few days previous to his filing his Schedule for the United States Pension he had asked the advice of several Gentlemen respecting his State Pension and that they gave their opinions as follows that I the said Peter Fricker need not mention my State Pension of forty dollars as I had a trustee appointed to receive the same and as I did not receive the money aforesaid into my hands from the State of Pennsylvania but into the hands of my trustee aforesaid it would be useless to file the same in my Schedule and at the time & day that I made Oath to my Schedule I thought all was right & just I left out the 40 00 innocently without any intention of the least fraud or advantage. I have no Information of the Laws of Congress I remain therefore innocent I have no education and indeed I often forget in one day what was done only a day before This is owing to my weak state of my body as I often am troubled with epileptic fits
Peter Fricker
Sworn & subscribed to, the day & year first above written
Geo. Hester Just. one of the Judges of Berks County Penn a .

Monday 17 th Ap l
Free
Mr James C Calhoun
Secretary of War
in the City of Washington
Rec. 23 Ap l . 1822.
Mr. Edwards

Sir I Recived your Letter Dated 20 March 1822 that my United Pension is Stop't for not Given a Schedule of my State Pension Sir I must inform you That I Never could Draw it Frederick Heller Esqr Draw it my Name to Lay it out for Cloathing for me I was Melained By the Overseer of the Poor this 9 years Samuel Levan wrote my Schedul and did no it he wrote that I was not  and both State Pensioners I do not first than out of Malice he wrote you because he was Exbornesheoner he charged me 13 Dollars for writing my Schedule he wrote mine false The Legastator the all know that I was Melained by the County in the year 1817 I was a Soldier in the Revolution War I Enlisted in year 1781 for During the war in Captain W. Hare Troop Light Dragoons General Washington Life Guard of Horse I Enlisted again under Captain Ferguson in the year 1789 for a year I was in General Harmer & General St Clair Defeat I Enlisted under Captain Eaton in the year 1794 I was out at the Treaty with the Creeks and the Cherokees Indian George Clymer Benjamin Hawkins

Fredericka Island went up the Mamaha River to the Oconee River There we Built fort Wilkinson There I had two of my Fingers cut off secondly by Corpels Green with a Broad Ax a Building of Blockhouse I got a Lawfull Discharge in year 1797 Samuel Levan he said that would write to the war office that I cut my Fingers myself Governor Huester he was Member of Congress in the year 1816 he had Two affidavit of Two Soldier but he could not Get me a Pension he advise to go to Harrisburg when I came to Philadelphia Col Pickersgill I had lost my Discharge for Col Hester and Doctors for a Pension the war office paid me 40 Pounds for a years Clothing that was Due me There is Several State Pensioners in this Country the all Draw it Themselves that I should be the only one that Lose the Unitak State Pension I think it hard I paid for my Board while I drew it and now the Overseer Board with a Laboring Man with 9 Children for no man of Credit will take a man That the Overseer of the Poor pays for

Sam Levan had many of Mr Edwards that their Pensions continued that that  Certificate he had to give Bail to Officer of United States his Father Died in Reading 12 years ago he was County Treasurer 10000 in the Rear Some of the Family got the Money he has a Rich Brother in Law in Philadelphia Hands his Security when he goes for the Pension I lost 4 Brothers in Army the Oldest Captain in the Pennsylvania Line when the British was in Philadelphia I in their Defeat one with General Wayne There is People of Character in Reading will vouch for you in my Behalf if I am continued on the Pension List you write to me for I made no Application Due on the fourth of March 1822 So I Remain
Yours Sincerely Peter Frickert
Sam Levan Trouble the war Department than Any Man in the United States he has Before the House of Congress this Session he would bring all the work House Men as Pensions by Congress

May 24 th 1862
Free
President of the United States of America in the City of Washington
Mr. Thomas Clement
Herbert May 24 th 1862

inform you that I lost my United States Pension that was due on the 4th of March 1822 by false writings to the Secretary of War. by Samuel Levan he said to Number of People in Reading that I lost my Fingers in the Army. he wrote my Schedule of My Property and charged 13 Dollars for it. I paid more for the Service than the Heaver Carate in Reading he is in Reading Coal City 6 Months he writes more to the post office than any man in the United States. I Enlisted Under Captain V. Hare and in 1798 I was in the year 1799 for Troop of Light Dragoons in the Life Guard. During the War General Washington Life Guard I enlisted under Captain Ferguson in the year 1799 was with General Harnes and General Sullivan. I was Enlisted under Captain Harnes in the year 1794 I was in the Army with the Creek & Cherokee Indians up the Marys River in the State of Georgia at Colonel George Clymer Benjamin Hawkins Seagrave was there. Some Marched up and some by Water went by Water Cumberland Island. I went up the Savannah River to Fredericksburg Fort McPherson there. There Built by a Broad Ave. I lost my Fingers accidentally by a Log at a the Ford. I was a helping up with a Log at a Blochhouse. Col Hester commanded there. The Doctors recommended for a Pension when I came to Philadelphia. I had lost My Fingers and Col Pickering was Secretary of War.

There was a dear Clothing Bill in one he Allowed me 10 pounds for them in the year 1816 you see Frederick was a Member of Congress I had this opportunity of two Soldiers to Pennsylvania He was a Member of Congress but did not get a Pension for me he advised me to apply to the Legislature of Pennsylvania the amount was 40 Dollars Annually But I did not draw it out of the Appointments Frederick Holler Esq. to lay it out in Clothing for me for I was obliged By the Overseers of the Poor for Dr. Beason Because I did not mention in my Schedule the 40 Dollars it was a Error that was out of Malice he wrote to the Secretary about an he knew all I know of is that I drew the 40 Dollars from the State and the United States Pension that Draws it themselves Before the Act of Congress 1818 I doubt if any has mentioned in their Schedules I paid for my Board myself while I drew the United States Pension and Now the Overseers of the Poor are sent with a Saloring Man that has a Children sometimes Nothing to Eat Himself for no Man of Credit will take a man when the Overseers Pay for him I lost 4 Brothers in the Army of United States I have heard that you was a Friend to Old Soldiers and the Only President of United States that was Wounded at the Battle of Princeton there Washington made 10 of Troop a Regiment of their Horses and 3 Months pay in the year 1782 Volunteers a Guarding

him through the Refugio of York State and Notes of Survey. Thank you for know if you would speak to the Secretary of War that my United States Pension may be continued I am now almost 60 years old it was not a Survey I am and suffer so I must beg a bigger pension. John was a Wealthy German he married his second wife and she was all his children he will be a English Shilling for he was very kind to all. I have not my money. I sold a piece of land in Ohio in 1840 State Pension I lost out of Ohio in 1840 was sold for Silverlings by one of his sons I have not my money. I have not my money. to the Secretary of War in my behalf.
Yours truly John B. ... your Mother

Free
Mr Edwards
Col the as has So his he mch hops
The Honourable J. B. Calhoun
M rs 200 July
Secretary of War
Recd 23 July 1822
City of Washington

July 16th 1822
Reading Berks County Pennsylvania
To the Honourable Secretary of War of the City of Washington on Dear Sir enclosed therein I tender you the defence of Peter Tricheer an old Soldier of the borough of Reading in aforesaid County permit me to state to the honourable Secretary the case of Peter Tricheer. I am one of the Guardians of the poor of the Borough of Reading & County aforesaid. I knew Peter Tricheer from my youth to this present day. I will now state to the Honourable Secretary matters of pure facts Tricheer has been a pauper in my charge heretofore and last week I received an Order for his relief on account of his poverty and inability, he has lost several fingers on each of his hands, and is also much afflicted with the epileptick fits an object to sincere pity. I have understood that he left out his forty dollars in his Schedule this indent was had, I fully ascribe this to several things 1st his memory is entirely impaired Secondly his making too free of ardent Liquors Since which that he does not know what has passed on what he does if only 3 days has elapsed this is in reality So I have no fault to find with Mr Samuel Levan who filed his application as he has at all times been very cautious on the part of the United States. I will give the Honourable Secretary my sincere Opinion, I do not believe that Peter Tricheer left out his state pension with an intent of advantage or fraud I fully ascribe the same as aforesaid. I therefore humbly commit him to the full pardon of the honourable Secretary of war, & I trust the honourable Secretary continue his pension I humbly ask the following favour viz that the honourable Secretary will

report to me the result On or about the first day of August next & should the Honorable Secretary of war continue Frickens pension as I humbly pray that the Honorable Secretary will not write to Frickens the results nor let him know that he is again pensioned. This is the request of Judge Kiester. The Judges intend at August term if Frickens is pensioned to appoint a good suitable person to be appointed as trustee to take care of said Frickens our said Court have obtained satisfactory information that a Number of individuals have taken dishonorable advantage of Frickens the State of Pennsylvania has taken the same step in order that the money so paid to him might be appropriated to good purposes
be so obliging and report to me as soon as possible
To the Honorable Secretary of war T. C. Calhoun
Receive dear Sir my sincere well wishes to you and my Country
John Reighmeyer one of the Guardians of the poor of the borough of Reading county of Berks

Sir
Reading April 3 rd 1822
I acknowledge the receipt of your letter of It appears that information has been lodged in your office, that in given a schedule of my property I omitted to mention that I received $40 per annum from this state In conformity to your request I shall give you a satisfactory account of my state pension and every circumstance relating thereto I received the state pension in 1816 and previous to that time I was supported a number of years by public charity The said pension was never put into my hands but into an Agents for to dispose of it for me When the U S pension was granted the general impression was that the state pension had no right to be entered into the schedule as property in confirmation of which the judges did not require it who was well acquainted with the fact nor has the legislature withdrawn a single pension from any person who also received one from the U S for there is no doubt but they left it to us for the purpose that we need not beg part of the year for subsistence If I committed an error it was not an intentional one and one that many in this state has committed besides me and one not acknowledged to be so by my superiors If I am suspended many more according to justice must be suspended with me

Your in former I judge to be a Samuel Lucas of this borough as he threatened to have me suspended He is the same man that drew up my Schedule and a number of others and received our Certificates from the War office Why did he not mention it in my schedule that I was a state pensioner or why did he now single me out from all the rest Why because I would not submit to his extortion- ary fees any longer for it is a fact that I can prove that he took £47 from four of us for getting our first yearly pension His now coming forward as wishing me to be suspended and not the rest shows him to be actuated by the most sordid and base motives which I hope will be clear to you that meanness is his princi- -ple and therefore he should not be heard
Should you require it I will prove every particular here stated
I hope you will be actuated by more just and honorable motives than to deprive me of my pension which keeps me from beggary in my old days
Yours Peter Hecker

B I think it would have been more accordent with justice to have informed me who your informer is as by withholden his name implies that you place implicit confidence in him If I am right as to Levon being your informer you will see by my candid statement of facts what character he is but if not please to inform me who the author is that I may know him As the other state pensioners draw their money at the bank this spring Can you in justice withhold it from me
P H

February 22 d 1822 Reading Berks County Pa ss
The Honorable Secretary of War
Dear Sir The Natural Love and respect which I bear towards the Honorable Secretary and my Country, induces me to write to the Honorable Secretary as follows. I filed a Certain application for a pension for Peter Thicher of the borough of Reading in the County of Berks & State of Pennsylvania & the Honorable Secretary grants said P r Thicher a pension. This was under the Act of the 18 th day of May 1820 and the said P r Thicher did not inform me that he had a pension of the State of Pennsylvania of the sum of forty dollars payable semi annually at Harrisburg this he has not done, as will appear if the Secretary refers to the paper of the applicant and therefore he has not complied with the Act that he made. I never knew that he had a pension from the State of Pennsylvania at the time I filed his application nor did he ever mention to me one single word that he had one as aforesaid but in perusing a Weekly paper printed in the borough of Reading I see an Act passed for the relief of Peter Thicher appointing him another Guardian in the room of Frederick Hellen Esq r then

made strict enquiry, and found that the members of the State of Pennsylvania in Assembly convened had made a Guardian for the purpose of receiving Peter Fricker's pension. Secondly the next complaint is worse than all, his Brother in Law, whose Name is Mr. Isaac Ely a Respectable Citizen of the Borough of Reading who was also a Soldier in the Revolution this same Mr. Ely departed this Life, and Only a few weeks before his said death Mr. T. Ely informed me that Peter Fricker was a Soldier cut of some of his own Fingers on both hands in Order to get rid of his said Enlistment, and further said to me Samuel Levan, that said Fricker behaved exceedingly base while a Soldier that while in the barracks at Reading P. Fricker cut willfully a brother Soldier with a knife in such a shocking manner that he died of his wounds and Mr. George Mersel of the Borough of Reading says to his certain knowledge that P. Fricker did cut the Soldier that he died of his wounds Mr. Mersel is yet living and says also that he said Fricker was a good for nothing drunken Soldier, 3rdly Mr. John Shayd who is a Son in Law to the Governor of Pennsylvania asked me If Peter Fricker has a pension of the United States I answered Yes. Mr. John Shayd then informed said the dirty Rascal never done his Country any good to an aunt of his here in the Revolutionary war. It thus appears
to my perfect satisfaction and to the perfect satisfaction of all who knew him in the war that he was never worthy of the appearance of his Countrymen's report, the said P. Fricker who in my humble opinion says that he ought to be struck off from the Pension List Roll
Respectfully Your Obedt Samuel Levan

The Honourable Secretary of War
City of Washington
Recd. Mar. 1902
One

Reading Febr 22 1822
The Honorable Secretary will do an act of justice by striking Peter Fricker from the Roll List of Pensioners. It will be better to give it to another person who has deserved a pension if Fricker should obtain a pension of those people who need him in the war he never would get a Cent. I have no commands to the Honorable Secretary but if justice is done in the case of Fricker he will be immediately struck from the Roll List.
I remain Respectfully Yours Obedient To the Honorable Secretary of War City of Washington
Hammickvan

Please favour me with an answer by one of the clerks in the Pension Office J. Ream 3

047- Peter Fricker, to be restored
Recd Jan'y 20. 1876
on Pennsylvania Route
Hon. W. Adams
H. Rep

Informed Hon. W. Adams, April 26, 1826, that the Secretary of War informed Gen. Dodge that Fricker's name could not be restored.
Case of Peter Fricker, Pennsylvania - rev.
Placed on the roll 2 nd July 1819 & suspended. See letters 4 Sept. 1822 to Mr. Reight- meyer, & to Perfumer & Agent 20 March 1822 — also Jan. 25. 1825 to Hon. J. Buchanan H. R. See also papers within.
Jan. 1823. The Secretary of War informed Gen. Dodge, M.C. from Penn. that Fricker's name could not be restored.
Restored 21 Jan. 1826, & notification sent to Hon. W. Adams, H. R. commencing 10 Jan. 1826. —

Brig Gen. War Dept. Washington - D.C.
Dear Sir: - Please give me any information your files contain on Rev. records of George Fricker Pension Claims # 1797, # 1850 # 1913 - Peter Fricker - # 1824, # 1886 + # 1782. under Genl. Hays Penn Reg of Dragoons 1783. Thanks. Truly.
Mrs. S. J. Holcomb Garrison Miss Bolivar Co Aug/12/24

Brig Gen. War Dept Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: - Please give me any information your files contain on Rev. records of
George Frischer Pension claim
# 1797, *1850 - 1913 - *
Peter Frischer * 1827, 1886 - * 1782. under Van Horn Pension Reg of Dragoons 1788.
Thanks. Truly,
Mrs. S. J. Holcomb
Aug/12/24
Gunnison
Polk Co.
Miss

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Fricker, Peter GRADE Private LINE Von Heer's Corps
WARRANT NUMBER 13065 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED August 31, 1790 To Dudley Woodbridge, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Fricklan, Robert GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8298 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED November 21, 1791 To — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.